Garment-protector



M. ZWICKE.

GARMENT PROTECTOR.

APPLICAHON FILED SEPT. 18, I919.

1,85 1 ,982. Patented Sept. 7, 1920.

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GARMENT PROTECTOR. APPLICATION FILED SEP'I. I8, 1919.

1,351,982, Patented Sept. 7, 1920.

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Q i [1 i H INVENTOR %,w ATTORNE whereby possibilities UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARTIN ZWICKE, NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO I. B. KLEINERT RUBBER COM- PANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

GARMENT-PROTECTOR. Y

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 7, 1920.

Application filed September 18, 1919. Serial No. 324,356.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTIN ZVVICKE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, county of Queens, and State ofNew York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Garment-Protectors, of which the following is a specification.

his invention relates to a moisture proof garment usually worn byinfants asa protective covering over the ordinary absorbent diaper, and the object of this invention is to provide a garment of this character so ar-' ranged that it may be put on and taken ofl rapidly, and will at all times effectively prevent the egress of moisture and protect the childs outer garments properly. By means of its particular construction and material, it provides a means for protecting the childs damp diaper from contact with the floor, should the child be playing there, of. the child contractmg colds or sickness is prevented.

A further object of this invention is to provide a seamless form of garment protector which may be formed from a single piece of material, and which will properly and comfortably fit the wearer affording at all times a maximum amount of protection.

While I have referred to the garment herein as particularly adaptable as baby pants it will be understood that the same may be made'in various sizes and forms and used for protective purposes generally.

With

larly pointed out in the claims appended hereto.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof, in which a p F i re 1 is a face View of theblank from whic the garment is formed;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the garment protector produced therefrom, and

Fig. '3 is a side elevation of the same.

Throughout the various views of the drawings, similar reference characters designate similar parts.

In the preferred embodiment of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying drawing, 1 indicates the blank from whichthe garment is formed. This blank is prefthese objects and other objects which may hereinafter appear, inview, I-

erably made of thin rubber or of any material which -will be impervious to moisture, or, if the garment is not to be used for protective purposes, the material used in its construction'may be an ordinary textile material.

In the drawing, I have shown the blank formed in a generally oval contour. This is the preferred design, although the blank may be made circular in contour or in various forms and sizes to suit varying requirements.

The blank 1 is formed with openings 2, one of these openings being placed on each side of the transverse center line 3 of the blank.

These openings 2 form the leg openings of the garment and as shown are preferably made oval in outline, the longitudinal axis of each of these openings extending at an angle to the longitudinal center line 4 of the garment blank, and likewise at an angle to the transverse center line 3.

line to suit varying requirements, the dotted lines5 indicating another form of opening which is in the form of an elongated slot.

It is also to be noted that the leg openings are placed at one side of the central longitudinal line 4 of the blank or nearer to the side edge 6 than to the edge 7.-

The edge 6 of the blank is at the front of the garment when the same is constructed, while the edge 7forms the rear thereof. Thus it will be seen that more material is found between the openings 2 and the edge 7, thus producing the requisite fullness at the rear of the garment, as disclosed in Fi' 3.

To construct the garment, the outer edge ofthe blank is drawn together or shirred as at 8 to cause the blank to assume a baglikecontour. 'To allow an expansion of the waist opening thus formed a strip of fiat, expansible material 9, such as elastic mate rial, is secured by lines of stitching 10 over the inner face of the shirring 8. This flat strip of elastic material, being placed on the inner side of the garment, or in other fort that might be caused to the wearer by contact with the thicknesses of material;

:pr0duced by the shirrin i Prevented this strip provides a fiat, wide and even conclaim is:

tacting surface.

The leg openings 2 are also provided with contracting means such as shirring l1, and are likewise provided with the fiat, unshirred expansible strips or bands 12 which are secured over the inner face of the shirring by stitches 13. hese bands 12 are in all respects similar to the band or strip 9 at the waist opening of the garment.

When the garment is being put on or taken off, the elasticity. of the expansible strips" 9'and 12, surrounding the openings in the garment, together with the shirring adjacent these openings, permits a ready distention of these openlngs and when the garment is in place a perfect fit at these points is aiforded so that egress of moisture at these points is efiectively prevented.

The manner of providing an expansible and contractible means at the openings in the garment as by the utilization of the flat expansible strips and shirrings is the preferred manner offorming the garment, although it will be apparent that-any contracting means for these. openings, such as by tapes or draw strings may be used.

It will also be noted that the particular position of the le openings in the blank 1, provides, when t 'e garment is completed, the proper inclination of these openings, and in addition permits the necessary and desirable fullness between the leg openings as indicated at 14:. It will be seen that when the blank is formed in a generally oval contour the sides of the garment, as at 15 are rovided with a desirable fullness, permitting the garment to be worn with comfort and without binding upon the wearer. I

From the foregoing it is obvious that my invention is not to be restricted to the exact embodiment shown, but is broad enough to cover all structures coming within the scope of the annexed claims.

Having described my invention, what I 1. .A garment formed from a fiat blank,

said blank being provided with leg openings formed in the body of the blank and entirely within the outline of the same, said garment being seamless and formed by gathering or shirring the'blank around'its entire outer edge to produce a bag-like body.

2. A garment formed from a flat blank, leg openings formed in said blank, means for contracting the entire outer edge of the blank to form the same into a bag-like garment, and expansible and contractible means at the leg openings.

3. A garment formed from a fiat blank, substantially oval in contour, with leg openings formed within the outlined the blank, and at an angle to the longitudinal and transverse center lines thereof, means for contracting the entire outer edge of the blank to form the same into a bag-like garment and expansible and contractible means at the leg openings.

4. A garment formed from a blank with leg openings formed therein, said openings being disposed at an angle to and at one side of the longitudinal center line or the garment, the entire outer edge of said blank being shirred and provided with contractible and expansible means, shirring surrounding the leg openings and expansihle and contractible means surrounding said leg openings.

5. A garment formed from a blank with leg openings formed therein, said openings being disposed at an angle to the longitudinal center line of the blank, shirring at the edge of said blank to form the same into a bag-like garment, shirring surrounding the leg openings, and a fiat expansible strip se- 

